Ride Schedule for July 2024
Leader: Anne Gulley (707) 330-5933
Leader: David Gould (206) 471-3272 text
Leader: Quan Huynh (571) 251-4633
Meet at 5:30 pm
Start Location: Brickyard Cove, Berkeley
Pre-registration
The spring edition of this ride has 2 start locations at different times. Start 1 meets at Brickyard Cove in Berkeley at 5:30 pm. Start 2 meets on the Bay Trail, directly across from Ikea at 5:55 pm. This is a social ride around Treasure Island and back, with fantastic views and one challenging hill.
Leader: Mark Abrahams (510) 524-1294
Meet at 5:30 pm for a 5:35 pm start
Start Location: Berkeley - Spruce & Grizzly Peak Blvd - Plaza
Pre-registration
This is the classic Tuesday night workout & skills ride, M-pace. Please read the ride details and route description at http://www.abriz.net/gpc/tues-ride.html. Bring your high energy, your high attention to safety, and your best bike handling and pack riding skills. Repeats every Tuesday through the last week of September. Preregistration is highly encouraged. No flashing lights please. No e-bikes please. Rain or bad AQI cancels. E-mail Mark if any questions.
Leader: Christopher Lee (510) 773-0551
Leader: Eli Alexander-Tanner (510) 593-9843 text
Meet at 5:30 pm for a 5:35 pm start
Start Location: Berkeley - Spruce & Grizzly Peak Blvd - Plaza
Pre-registration
The GPC Tuesday Brisk Ride is a fast paced group ride where we focus on safety, pack skills and high intensity hill climb efforts. Repeats every Tuesday through the last week of September. Preregistration is encouraged and closes at 4:30pm. No flashing lights please. No e-bikes please. Rain or bad AQI cancels. E-mail Chris if you have any questions.
Leader: Nick Umemoto (925) 655-3224
Meet at 5:30 pm for a 5:35 pm start
Start Location: Berkeley - Spruce & Grizzly Peak Blvd - Plaza
Pre-registration
July 2, 2024, Tilden and Wildcat canyon parks closed due to Fire warning and heat. The ride is now a road ride TBD.
This ride is mostly off road and a mountain or gravel bike is highly recommended.
Tentative Route: Wildcat to partial South Park climb, down Quarry, Inspiration Pt, Havey descent, Meadows climb, descend to Wildcat Gorge.
Route and mileage subject to change without further notice.
Leader: Barbara McQuinn (510) 915-2287 text
Meet at 10:30 am for a 10:45 am start
GPC Route: Pescadero to Swanton's Berry Farm
Start Location: Pescadero
Pre-registration
Ride the San Mateo coast with us from Pescadero past Pigeon Point lighthouse and Ano Nuevo State Park to Swanton's Berry Farm near Davenport, where we'll stop for a picnic lunch on their lawn overlooking the Pacific. If you bring lunch, be sure to save room for their homemade shortcakes, berry pie slices, and / or chowder / soup! Then back for a little climb up Swanton Rd and north on Rt. 1 to Gazos Creek. There we'll detour inland on beautiful back roads, returning to Pescadero. An optional end-of-ride visit to Archangeli's Store for its famous artichoke bread is highly recommended!
Meet in the parking lot on Pescadero Creek Road across from the Post Office. Note the “late” start time: meet at 10:30; ride at 10:45
RWGPS link: https://ridewithgps.com/routes/47375140
Leader: Fletcher Stump Smith (415) 212-8451 text
Leader: Mary Ann Jawili (661) 343-5737 text
Meet at 5:25 pm for a 5:35 pm start
Start Location: El Cerrito Del Norte BART
Pre-registration
Wildcat canyon and Tilden nature area are closed but Tilden Regional park is still open as of this morning. Updated Route this may be updated again if park conditions change. See the parks alerts for the latest info
We with be continuing with the classic route the mud dry in all but a few spots, but there are still some damaged trail sections to watch out for which may require walking. 35mm tires or wider are recommended. Days are getting longer, but bring lights for the ride back to BART.
Leader: Fletcher Stump Smith (415) 212-8451 text
Meet at 9:00 am for a 9:10 am start
Start Location: North Berkeley BART
Pre-registration
Update all trails in Tilden are currently closed. Trails in redwood are presently open. I couldn't find anything definitive on Joaquin Miller, but trails are likely closed there as well. I will adjust the route accordingly to avoid any closed trails, so expect potentially more road riding.
Ride with GPS
The summer heat is here, but that doesn't mean we can't still ride bikes. The route is a mix of trails and roads so it's a good time to break out the gravel bike. Expect one or two hike-a-bike spots and be prepared for plenty of hikers.
Note that we might need to adjust the route on the fly depending on conditions. Some regional park trails are closed due to the heat, but at the moment none of the trails on this route are, so hopefully it will stay that way. Also worth noting grizzly peak is closed to cars at the moment. Previous years they have let bikes through but if we get turned away we might need to cut off the last 3rd or so of the ride or pick an alternate route.
Leader: Mike Wood (708) 539-9663 text
Leader: Drew U (510) 290-0615 text
Meet at 5:30 pm for a 5:35 pm start
GPC Route: CCB Mixed Terrain Short
Start Location: Canyon Club Brewery
Pre-registration
Fun group of ~8-10 people every week.
Mixed Terrain loop from Canyon Club Brewery (CCB) via roads and trails
CCB > South Pinehurst > East Ridge (Redwood) > Skyline > The View (Sibley) > Volcano Loop > Wild Dirt (Wilder) > Lost Valley > Mira Shortcut > Moraga Way > CCB
Leader: Arleen Sakamoto (415) 279-6248
Leader: Ken Karda (510) 530-8389
Meet at 9:45 am for a 10:00 am start
Start Location: Brickyard Cove, Berkeley
Pre-registration
We will ride to the Emeryville marina, then North on the Bay Trail for a clockwise loop to the Red Oak Victory Ship, Miller-Knox Park, bypass the Ferry Point Tunnel, & lunch @ Little Louie's. There will be an option to ride thru the tunnel.
Leader: Siu Mak (510) 229-0090 text
Leader: Kit Wong (917) 660-0229
Meet at 8:45 am for a 9:00 am start
Start Location: North Berkeley BART
Pre-registration
Join our 1st-Saturday cafe ride over the Richmond-San Rafael Bridge for croissant and hot cocoa at Marin Country Mart. New riders and beginners are welcome! This is a NO-DROP ride with plenty of stops.
Most of the route is on dedicated bike path. Watch out for train tracks in Richmond. We are also riding over the new Gilman bike and pedestrian bridge.
Updated route: https://ridewithgps.com/routes/38019355
Leader: Jessica Jensen (510) 508-6389 text
Leader: Stephanie Clarke (510) 423-1873
Meet at 9:00 am for a 9:15 am start
GPC Route: Miller Creek to Marshall
Start Location: San Rafael - Marinwood Community Center
Pre-registration
Let's beat the heat tomorrow and head to the coast! We'll stop at Cheese Factory for quick water / bathroom break, and Point Reyes Station for lunch. Bring plenty of water and fuel for yourself!
Anyone preferring to start in Nicasio to shave off the ~20 mile out-and-back from Miller Creek on Lucas Valley should let me know, so we can keep an eye out for you approaching Nicasio. I expect we'll be there around 10AM, so be ready to roll from there then if that's your plan!
From Miller Creek and Lucas Valley via Nicasio and the Cheese Factory to Marshall and Point Reyes Station.
Leader: Fletcher Stump Smith (415) 212-8451 text
Meet at 9:00 am for a 9:15 am start
Start Location: El Cerrito Plaza BART
Pre-registration
RWGPS Route This is a relatively quick one but there are some steep climbs. You'll want a bike with 35mm+ grippy tires and easy gearing for this one, with at least one steep rocky climb. It's mostly climbing on dirt but there are a few spots which do require comfort descending on dirt but they are pretty short and can be walked if needed.
Leader: Adele Madelo (510) 773-0693
Meet at 9:45 am
Start Location: SF - Ferry Building Front
Pre-registration
It'll still be uncomfortably warm this weekend, so let's opt for this route around the bay! We start in front of the Ferry Building and make our way up to the Golden Gate with streets more than trails. On the Sausalito side we'll stop at Dunphy Park for bathrooms and snack. Then we'll make our way to Larkspur via Camino Alto. At Larkspur Landing we have another snack before heading to the East Bay via the SMART tunnel, Anderson, and RSR. You can call it a day, but you are encouraged to end the ride at Temescal Brewing, where the food truck of the day is Alma y Sazon (on IG @almaysazonllc), which makes vegan tacos and tamales and is run by immigrant women. Temescal Brewing is also around the corner from MacArthur BART.
Bring enough fuel to last. Lunch is at the end.
We meet at 9:45. Roll at 10:00. Please check the BART schedule. (Ferry times are inconvenient.) Bathrooms available at the Ferry Building
Leader: Anne Gulley (707) 330-5933
Leader: David Gould (206) 471-3272 text
Leader: Quan Huynh (571) 251-4633
Meet at 5:30 pm
Start Location: Brickyard Cove, Berkeley
Pre-registration
The spring edition of this ride has 2 start locations at different times. Start 1 meets at Brickyard Cove in Berkeley at 5:30 pm. Start 2 meets on the Bay Trail, directly across from Ikea at 5:55 pm. This is a social ride around Treasure Island and back, with fantastic views and one challenging hill.
Leader: Mark Abrahams (510) 524-1294
Meet at 5:30 pm for a 5:35 pm start
Start Location: Berkeley - Spruce & Grizzly Peak Blvd - Plaza
Pre-registration
This is the classic Tuesday night workout & skills ride, M-pace. Please read the ride details and route description at http://www.abriz.net/gpc/tues-ride.html. Bring your high energy, your high attention to safety, and your best bike handling and pack riding skills. Repeats every Tuesday through the last week of September. Preregistration is highly encouraged. No flashing lights please. No e-bikes please. Rain or bad AQI cancels. E-mail Mark if any questions.
Leader: Christopher Lee (510) 773-0551
Leader: Eli Alexander-Tanner (510) 593-9843 text
Meet at 5:30 pm for a 5:35 pm start
Start Location: Berkeley - Spruce & Grizzly Peak Blvd - Plaza
Pre-registration
The GPC Tuesday Brisk Ride is a fast paced group ride where we focus on safety, pack skills and high intensity hill climb efforts. Repeats every Tuesday through the last week of September. Preregistration is encouraged and closes at 4:30pm. No flashing lights please. No e-bikes please. Rain or bad AQI cancels. E-mail Chris if you have any questions.
Leader: Debbie Miskell (415) 488-7300 text
Meet at 10:00 am for a 10:15 am start
GPC Route: Central Marin Redwoods
Start Location: San Rafael - Marinwood Community Center
Pre-registration
Be prepared for rolling out at 10am
We’ll ride from Marinwood to Nicasio via Lucas Valley Road and out to Pt Reyes Station for lunch via Samual P. Taylor park and Olema. Return via Pt Reyes-Petaluma Rd to Nicasio and back up Lucas Valley Rd. Ride is 47 miles with a few short climbs, Bring or buy lunch in Pt Reyes Station and leave room for ice cream at Pt Reyes market. We should beat the heat on the way out especially in the Redwoods. We will be using the non-dirt version of the route.
Ride can be shortened to 27 miles by starting in Nicasio - starting around 11am.
Questions call or email Debbie.
Leader: Fletcher Stump Smith (415) 212-8451 text
Leader: Mary Ann Jawili (661) 343-5737 text
Meet at 5:25 pm for a 5:35 pm start
Start Location: El Cerrito Del Norte BART
Pre-registration
We with be continuing with the classic route the mud dry in all but a few spots, but there are still some damaged trail sections to watch out for which may require walking. 35mm tires or wider are recommended. Days are getting longer, but bring lights for the ride back to BART.
Meet at 6:45 pm for a 7:00 pm start
Join the club's virtual monthly business meeting at 7:00 pm. Optional social time from 6:45 pm to 7:00 pm. Check your email for an announcement with the agenda and details of how to join the meeting.
Leader: Wendell Doman (415) 515-6761 text
Meet at 9:30 am
Start Location: Piper Park
Pre-registration
From Piper Park (water and rest rooms), we ride the bike route to Fairfax. Then over White Hill to Woodacre, Nicasio, and Pt Reyes Station (mile 25) for snacks. Then south to Stinson Beach for lunch (mile 42). Continue south on Hwy 1 to the climb through Muir Woods and the descent into Mill Valley. Final climb over Camino Alto and return to Piper Park via the bike path.
Updated Route: RideWithGPS. We'll take Sir Francis Drake Blvd through the redwoods and Platform Bridge Rd to Pt. Reyes Station (rather than through Nicasio).
Original Route: See the route on RideWithGPS. We may take the more complicated, but nicer bike route at the beginning to avoid San Anselmo.
This ride often has a faster group (more like M pace) and a regular TM group. The groups come back together at frequent regroups and lunch.
Leader: Joel Ager (510) 418-6462
Leader: Mark Bauer (510) 508-3546
Leader: Abigail Cotton (949) 929-3714 text
Leader: Anne Schonfield (510) 851-4749 text
Meet at 5:20 pm for a 5:30 pm start
Start Location: North Berkeley BART
Pre-registration
Please join us for a post-ride dinner at Beer Baron after the ride (5900 College Ave, Oakland). We'll celebrate mid summer and Bastille Day! More details to follow
Please join us for this friendly Thursday evening TM ride. We’ll meet at North Berkeley BART (by the main BART entrance) at 5:20 pm, and we’ll be ready to roll at 5:30 pm sharp. We'll go up Spruce and out Grizzly Peak and Skyline, then down Shepherd Canyon and back to N. Berkeley BART. As the days get longer, we’ll add the (optional) out-and-back to Chabot Space and Science Center before heading down Shepherd Canyon. Bring lights and a jacket for the return trip. Route map: https://ridewithgps.com/routes/35867471.
Leader: Richard Zapien (415) 260-2334 text
Meet at 5:25 pm for a 5:35 pm start
Start Location: North Berkeley BART
Pre-registration
Join us for a chill T-pace version of the traditional Thursday evening road ride! We'll go up Spruce to Grizzly Peak and Skyline, then turn right to head down Shepherd's Canyon and ride back through Montclair and via the Lake Temescal bike path. For those unfamiliar with the route, the first 7 miles are climbing and then the rest of the ride is mostly flat or downhill. Lights and a light jacket/windbreaker are strongly recommended, especially since the ride finishes around sunset.
The route does include a steep (13%) 2-block stretch (Roanoke Rd.) toward the end, but riders can avoid it if needed.
We will have multiple regroups and will stick to a T pace (10-12 mph average over the course of the ride). This ride is a no-drop ride and we welcome folks new to the club!
*Note that leaders rotate weekly, and we will try to always have two leaders at each ride.
Leader: Mike Wood (708) 539-9663 text
Leader: Drew U (510) 290-0615 text
Meet at 5:30 pm for a 5:35 pm start
GPC Route: CCB Mixed Terrain Short
Start Location: Canyon Club Brewery
Pre-registration
Fun group of ~8-10 people every week.
Mixed Terrain loop from Canyon Club Brewery (CCB) via roads and trails
CCB > South Pinehurst > East Ridge (Redwood) > Skyline > The View (Sibley) > Volcano Loop > Wild Dirt (Wilder) > Lost Valley > Mira Shortcut > Moraga Way > CCB
Leader: Maizie Lee (559) 999-1973 text
Meet at 9:00 am for a 9:20 am start
GPC Route: ASSR - LT - Lamorinda CCW
Start Location: Orinda BART NW corner of parking lot
Pre-registration
Ride with LT pace! Meet at 9:00 for socializing and introductions. After that, we split into five separate pace groups. See more information about this ride on our website. This is a NO DROP ride. There will be a cafe stop at Philz in downtown Lafayette.
Leader: Kit Wong (917) 660-0229
Leader: Geoffrey Fowler (510) 593-4515 text
Meet at 9:00 am for a 9:20 am start
GPC Route: ASSR - T - Martinez
Start Location: Orinda BART NW corner of parking lot
Pre-registration
Ride with T pace! Meet at 9:00 for socializing and introductions. After that, we split into five separate pace groups. See more information about this ride on our website. This is a NO DROP ride. Lunch stop will be at Starbucks in Martinez.
Leader: Andrew Glickman (510) 928-0792 text
Meet at 9:00 am for a 9:20 am start
GPC Route: ASSR - TM (short) - Classic Andante
Start Location: Orinda BART NW corner of parking lot
Pre-registration
Ride with TM pace! Meet at 9:00 for socializing and introductions. After that, we split into five separate pace groups. See more information about this ride on our website.
Leader: Mark Abrahams (510) 524-1294
Meet at 9:00 am for a 9:20 am start
GPC Route: ASSR - TM (long) - Two Bridges
Start Location: Orinda BART NW corner of parking lot
Pre-registration
Ride with TM pace! Meet at 9:00 for socializing and introductions. After that, we split into five separate pace groups. See more information about this ride on our website.
Leader: Zach Kaplan (510) 239-1918 text
Meet at 9:00 am for a 9:20 am start
GPC Route: ASSR - M - Sunol
Start Location: Orinda BART NW corner of parking lot
Pre-registration
Ride with M pace! Meet at 9:00 for socializing and introductions. After that, we split into five separate pace groups. See more information about this ride on our website.
Leader: Fletcher Stump Smith (415) 212-8451 text
Meet at 9:00 am for a 9:10 am start
Start Location: Rockridge BART
Pre-registration
Ride With GPS Route Another variant connecting the Oakland hills trails. There will be a few opportunities for water, but it can get hot out there so bring two bottles if you can fit them. A gravel or mountain bike is recommended and you should be comfortable ridding on loose dirt. Expect a few steep climbs and short steep descents, but nothing too extreme. Strava reports at total of 3.5k feet elevation gain.
Leader: Anne Gulley (707) 330-5933
Leader: David Gould (206) 471-3272 text
Leader: Quan Huynh (571) 251-4633
Meet at 5:30 pm
Start Location: Brickyard Cove, Berkeley
Pre-registration
The spring edition of this ride has 2 start locations at different times. Start 1 meets at Brickyard Cove in Berkeley at 5:30 pm. Start 2 meets on the Bay Trail, directly across from Ikea at 5:55 pm. This is a social ride around Treasure Island and back, with fantastic views and one challenging hill.
Leader: Mark Abrahams (510) 524-1294
Meet at 5:30 pm for a 5:35 pm start
Start Location: Berkeley - Spruce & Grizzly Peak Blvd - Plaza
Pre-registration
This is the classic Tuesday night workout & skills ride, M-pace. Please read the ride details and route description at http://www.abriz.net/gpc/tues-ride.html. Bring your high energy, your high attention to safety, and your best bike handling and pack riding skills. Repeats every Tuesday through the last week of September. Preregistration is highly encouraged. No flashing lights please. No e-bikes please. Rain or bad AQI cancels. E-mail Mark if any questions.
Leader: Christopher Lee (510) 773-0551
Leader: Eli Alexander-Tanner (510) 593-9843 text
Meet at 5:30 pm for a 5:35 pm start
Start Location: Berkeley - Spruce & Grizzly Peak Blvd - Plaza
Pre-registration
The GPC Tuesday Brisk Ride is a fast paced group ride where we focus on safety, pack skills and high intensity hill climb efforts. Repeats every Tuesday through the last week of September. Preregistration is encouraged and closes at 4:30pm. No flashing lights please. No e-bikes please. Rain or bad AQI cancels. E-mail Chris if you have any questions.
Leader: Nikki Ellman (510) 517-8647 text
Leader: Jaz Zaitlin (510) 393-6602 text
Leader: Jim Clara (510) 387-1255 text
Meet at 10:00 am for a 10:15 am start
GPC Route: Stafford Lake to Marshall
Start Location: Stafford Lake
Pre-registration
Come celebrate the birthdays of many of us born in 1954. The start is at Stafford Lake Park. When you enter the park, turn left after the entry kiosk and proceed to the parking lot at the end of the road. There is no entry/parking fee. Bathrooms and water are available at the start. The ride climbs up the back side of the Marshall wall. Lunch will be at Point Reyes Station at about 27 miles in the former community park next to the Bovine Bakery. Bring or buy lunch in town. Then we will continue for another 14 miles back to Stafford Lake where we will have a celebration with goodies provided by those of us celebrating our 70th orbit around the sun. I have heard rumors of a 1954-themed trivia contest.
If you want to join us, but do a shorter flatter route, I have added a new route to the GPC library (see below) that will also stop at Point Reyes Station for lunch. However, this route WILL NOT have a leader so be sure to print out the cue sheet, or download the route to your device.
Shorter/Flatter Route without a leader
Start: Stafford Lake, Marin County
Route: https://www.grizz.org/routes/detail.php?id=326
Please pre-register so that we have an approximate count of how many to expect.
Leader: Fletcher Stump Smith (415) 212-8451 text
Leader: Mary Ann Jawili (661) 343-5737 text
Meet at 5:25 pm for a 5:35 pm start
Start Location: El Cerrito Del Norte BART
Pre-registration
We with be continuing with the classic route the mud dry in all but a few spots, but there are still some damaged trail sections to watch out for which may require walking. 35mm tires or wider are recommended. Days are getting longer, but bring lights for the ride back to BART.
Leader: Mark Nienberg (510) 812-9312 text
Meet at 9:30 am
GPC Route: Drake's Beach from Marinwood
Start Location: San Rafael - Marinwood Community Center
Pre-registration
We'll ride through Nicasio and Olema on our way to Drakes beach in Point Reyes National Seashore. Pick up lunch at the Inverness Park Market on the way and take it with us to the beach. Order ahead if you like. We return through Pt. Reyes Station.
Shorten the ride by 20 miles by starting in Nicasio. We should roll through there at about 10:15. Pre-registration is appreciated.
There is often a faster (more like M pace) group on this ride, but we all come back together at frequent regroups and lunch. Faster riders should feel free to push on after lunch. Just tell the leader first. We will start when everyone who arrives by the meeting time is ready. If you arrive after the meeting time, you may have to chase. You can probably catch us in Nicasio or Inverness Park.
Leader: Joel Ager (510) 418-6462
Leader: Mark Bauer (510) 508-3546
Leader: Abigail Cotton (949) 929-3714 text
Leader: Anne Schonfield (510) 851-4749 text
Meet at 5:20 pm for a 5:30 pm start
Start Location: North Berkeley BART
Pre-registration
Please join us for this friendly Thursday evening TM ride. We’ll meet at North Berkeley BART (by the main BART entrance) at 5:20 pm, and we’ll be ready to roll at 5:30 pm sharp. We'll go up Spruce and out Grizzly Peak and Skyline, then down Shepherd Canyon and back to N. Berkeley BART. As the days get longer, we’ll add the (optional) out-and-back to Chabot Space and Science Center before heading down Shepherd Canyon. Bring lights and a jacket for the return trip. Route map: https://ridewithgps.com/routes/35867471.
Leader: Cheney Hu (832) 341-9157 text
Leader: Richard Zapien (415) 260-2334 text
Meet at 5:25 pm for a 5:35 pm start
Start Location: North Berkeley BART
Pre-registration
Join us for a chill T-pace version of the traditional Thursday evening road ride! We'll go up Spruce to Grizzly Peak and Skyline, then turn right to head down Shepherd's Canyon and ride back through Montclair and via the Lake Temescal bike path. For those unfamiliar with the route, the first 7 miles are climbing and then the rest of the ride is mostly flat or downhill. Lights and a light jacket/windbreaker are strongly recommended, especially since the ride finishes around sunset.
The route does include a steep (13%) 2-block stretch (Roanoke Rd.) toward the end, but riders can avoid it if needed.
We will have multiple regroups and will stick to a T pace (10-12 mph average over the course of the ride). This ride is a no-drop ride and we welcome folks new to the club!
*Note that leaders rotate weekly, and we will try to always have two leaders at each ride.
Leader: Mike Wood (708) 539-9663 text
Leader: Drew U (510) 290-0615 text
Meet at 5:30 pm for a 5:35 pm start
GPC Route: CCB Mixed Terrain Short
Start Location: Canyon Club Brewery
Pre-registration
Fun group of ~8-10 people every week.
Mixed Terrain loop from Canyon Club Brewery (CCB) via roads and trails
CCB > South Pinehurst > East Ridge (Redwood) > Skyline > The View (Sibley) > Volcano Loop > Wild Dirt (Wilder) > Lost Valley > Mira Shortcut > Moraga Way > CCB
Leader: Marie Noel Appel (415) 254-4469
Meet at 9:40 am for a 10:00 am start
GPC Route: Bears Loop
Start Location: Orinda - San Pablo Dam Rd and Bear Creek Rd
Pre-registration
Come test and develop your cycling skills. Test your fitness level and get in a great workout by riding the Bears Loop as a time trial. Or, for new club members (or any GPC member), this is a good ride to find your pace as measured by GPC (see link https://www.grizz.org/rides/ratings.php).
Rider finishing times are usually shared in the ride report email to the club. While it is nice to see what times folks ride, reporting of rider times is optional, just let the ride leader know.
The first rider is off at 10:01 and a rider a minute after that. 20% chance of rain cancels. Please arrive between 9:40 and 9:50 so that we can be ready to start on time. We will have refreshments at the finish, and gels/chews and bars at the start.
The ITT is open to both members and non-members; no need to join as in the past. Pre-registration is optional, but strongly preferred.
Leader: Kenneth Pack (209) 380-7904 text
Meet at 8:30 am for a 9:00 am start
Pre-registration
Ride up Mt. Tam from Mill Valley on Old Railroad Grade, which manages a consistent 5% grade for 1,800 feet with sweeping views of Marin. We'll break at West Point Inn and refill water, then drop Stagecoach Fireroad + Coastal View Trail all the way to Muir Beach, with some fun singletrack thrown in to get us off the highway.
From Muir Beach, we'll climb Dias Ridge + Miwok Trail back to Mill Valley, with lunch + beer at Super Duper Burgers (vegan + veggie options available).
This is a great cross-country MTB ride, with no technical features to speak of. Gravel bikes with 40mm tires or better are also a-ok, you'll just have to pick your lines a bit more and watch your speed on the descents. We will stop for water once, so please bring two full bottles or a hydration pack. Snacks, layers, and flat repair kits are also strongly encouraged.
Meetup at Mill Valley Depot at 8:30am for coffee at Equator. We'll roll out at 9:00am. This is a no-drop ride, with good options to bail early if you need to. We'll group up frequently at the top of climbs and bottom of descents. Should be back in Mill Valley about 1pm, but depends on our pace.
Route here. Please download to your phone/device if possible. Parking is available along Miller Ave, in the neighborhood, or at one of several public parking lots.
Leader: Anne Gulley (707) 330-5933
Leader: David Gould (206) 471-3272 text
Leader: Quan Huynh (571) 251-4633
Meet at 5:30 pm
Start Location: Brickyard Cove, Berkeley
Pre-registration
The spring edition of this ride has 2 start locations at different times. Start 1 meets at Brickyard Cove in Berkeley at 5:30 pm. Start 2 meets on the Bay Trail, directly across from Ikea at 5:55 pm. This is a social ride around Treasure Island and back, with fantastic views and one challenging hill.
Leader: Mark Abrahams (510) 524-1294
Meet at 5:30 pm for a 5:35 pm start
Start Location: Berkeley - Spruce & Grizzly Peak Blvd - Plaza
Pre-registration
This is the classic Tuesday night workout & skills ride, M-pace. Please read the ride details and route description at http://www.abriz.net/gpc/tues-ride.html. Bring your high energy, your high attention to safety, and your best bike handling and pack riding skills. Repeats every Tuesday through the last week of September. Preregistration is highly encouraged. No flashing lights please. No e-bikes please. Rain or bad AQI cancels. E-mail Mark if any questions.
Leader: Christopher Lee (510) 773-0551
Leader: Eli Alexander-Tanner (510) 593-9843 text
Meet at 5:30 pm for a 5:35 pm start
Start Location: Berkeley - Spruce & Grizzly Peak Blvd - Plaza
Pre-registration
The GPC Tuesday Brisk Ride is a fast paced group ride where we focus on safety, pack skills and high intensity hill climb efforts. Repeats every Tuesday through the last week of September. Preregistration is encouraged and closes at 4:30pm. No flashing lights please. No e-bikes please. Rain or bad AQI cancels. E-mail Chris if you have any questions.
Leader: Nick Umemoto (925) 655-3224
Meet at 5:30 pm for a 5:35 pm start
Start Location: Berkeley - Spruce & Grizzly Peak Blvd - Plaza
Pre-registration
Join us for a friendly TM paced paved ride. This is an out and back to Chabot Space and Science Center. We'll head out along Grizzly Peak Blvd. Then, take Skyline to the Science Center driveway. Brief regroups are tentatively at the top of South Park, Sibley Staging area and Chabot Science Center (same regroups on the way back). Please carry enough food and water for the entire ride. Preregistration is encouraged. No flashing lights please. Rain or bad AQI cancels. E-bikes okay.
Leader: Sandy Emerson (650) 743-0524 text
Meet at 10:00 am for a 10:15 am start
GPC Route: Bear Valley to Drakes Beach
Start Location: Point Reyes Bear Valley Visitor Center
Pre-registration
Let's beat the heat by heading to Drakes Beach from the Bear Valley Visitor Center. Feeling strong? Continue to Chimney Rock or the lighthouse - it's about a 6 mile difference.
Bring a lunch or pick something up at Inverness Park or in Inverness.
The Historic Life-Saving Service and G Ranch Cemetery is along the way at the tip of Drakes Estero.
Please pre-register.
Rain cancels. You can also join our web forum and check the forum archives for the current information or contact Mark Sapiro at (415) 388-8910.
Leader: Fletcher Stump Smith (415) 212-8451 text
Leader: Mary Ann Jawili (661) 343-5737 text
Meet at 5:25 pm for a 5:35 pm start
Start Location: El Cerrito Del Norte BART
Pre-registration
We with be continuing with the classic route the mud dry in all but a few spots, but there are still some damaged trail sections to watch out for which may require walking. 35mm tires or wider are recommended. Days are getting longer, but bring lights for the ride back to BART.
Leader: Mark Nienberg (510) 812-9312 text
Meet at 9:30 am
GPC Route: Miller Creek to Marshall
Start Location: San Rafael - Marinwood Community Center
Pre-registration
From our Marinwood start, we will ride to Nicasio, then past the the Cheese Factory, Hicks Valley, and over the Marshall Wall to Hwy 1. Lunch in Pt. Reyes Station before completing the loop.
Shorten the ride to about 42 miles by starting in Nicasio. We should pass through there about 10:20 or so.
Please pre-register if you can. There is often a faster (more like M pace) group on this ride, but we all come back together at frequent regroups and lunch. We'll start when everyone who arrives by the meeting time is ready. If you arrive after the meeting time you may have to chase. You can probably catch us in Nicasio, where we will have a short regroup.
Leader: Joel Ager (510) 418-6462
Leader: Mark Bauer (510) 508-3546
Leader: Abigail Cotton (949) 929-3714 text
Leader: Anne Schonfield (510) 851-4749 text
Meet at 5:20 pm for a 5:30 pm start
Start Location: North Berkeley BART
Pre-registration
Please join us for this friendly Thursday evening TM ride. We’ll meet at North Berkeley BART (by the main BART entrance) at 5:20 pm, and we’ll be ready to roll at 5:30 pm sharp. We'll go up Spruce and out Grizzly Peak and Skyline, then down Shepherd Canyon and back to N. Berkeley BART. As the days get longer, we’ll add the (optional) out-and-back to Chabot Space and Science Center before heading down Shepherd Canyon. Bring lights and a jacket for the return trip. Route map: https://ridewithgps.com/routes/35867471.
Leader: Liz Kroboth (703) 338-4897 text
Meet at 5:25 pm for a 5:35 pm start
Start Location: North Berkeley BART
Pre-registration
Join us for a chill T-pace version of the traditional Thursday evening road ride! We'll go up Spruce to Grizzly Peak and Skyline, then turn right to head down Shepherd's Canyon and ride back through Montclair and via the Lake Temescal bike path. For those unfamiliar with the route, the first 7 miles are climbing and then the rest of the ride is mostly flat or downhill. Lights and a light jacket/windbreaker are strongly recommended, especially since the ride finishes around sunset.
The route does include a steep (13%) 2-block stretch (Roanoke Rd.) toward the end, but riders can avoid it if needed.
We will have multiple regroups and will stick to a T pace (10-12 mph average over the course of the ride). This ride is a no-drop ride and we welcome folks new to the club!
Note that I am feeling pretty slow these days since I'm recovering from a cold, so will likely ride at more of an LT pace this week.
*Note that leaders rotate weekly.
Leader: Mike Wood (708) 539-9663 text
Leader: Drew U (510) 290-0615 text
Meet at 5:30 pm for a 5:35 pm start
GPC Route: CCB Mixed Terrain Short
Start Location: Canyon Club Brewery
Pre-registration
Fun group of ~8-10 people every week.
Mixed Terrain loop from Canyon Club Brewery (CCB) via roads and trails
CCB > South Pinehurst > East Ridge (Redwood) > Skyline > The View (Sibley) > Volcano Loop > Wild Dirt (Wilder) > Lost Valley > Mira Shortcut > Moraga Way > CCB
Leader: Fletcher Stump Smith (415) 212-8451 text
Meet at 4:25 pm for a 4:35 pm start
Start Location: Sports Basement, Berkeley
Pre-registration
Route. This one will be most fun on a mountain bike, but adventurous gravel bikers are of course welcome to join. If you want to join and skip the tricky bits that is an option but you will be responsible for knowing your way. I marked this one as as TM to reflect that this will be a bit more advanced than the Wednesday Bartable mixed terrain ride, but if you are comfortable keeping up with that group you should do fine here as well. If we are doing well on time and everyone is up for it we might stop by the pump track or checkout some other trails in the park as well. We aim to be at Nicks pizza by 7:30pm. Bring lights for the ride back.
Leader: Rick Patterson (510) 978-1786 text
Meet at 9:00 am
Start Location: North Berkeley BART
Pre-registration
This short ride is good for those who are new to riding mixed terrain, or Gravel Biking. We will work on bike handling on fire roads, gravel, some single track, and various trails along the waterfront. It is recommended to have tires 32mm or bigger tires. All levels are welcome to join and work on skills riding. The group will stop at several locations on the route to work through some simple terrain obstacles and features. This is a “no drop” ride.
Leader: Wendell Doman (415) 515-6761 text
Leader: Mark A. Seedall (510) 388-5282
Leader: Geoffrey Fowler (510) 593-4515 text
Leader: Rick Patterson (510) 978-1786 text
Meet at 9:00 am
GPC Route: Brickyard Cove - Pt. Richmond
Start Location: Brickyard Cove, Berkeley
Pre-registration
Time: 9:00am to 10:30am
Come join fellow Grizzlies who will help you learn how to maintain your bike and keep it in top running condition. We'll check out the condition of your bikes (i.e., tires, chain, brakes, wheels, cables, etc.), give you some advice and show you the tools you'd need. We'll focus on Drivetrain maintenance at this workshop.
We'll go for a ride around Pt. Richmond loop at 10:30am with lunch at Little Louies and/or Masa.
What to bring to the clinic: Please bring your bike and any questions regarding bike maintenance. We will do our best to take a look at everyone’s bike and give maintenance tips.
Non-members are very welcome to pre-register and join us. Bring a friend.
We'll have coffee and bagels!
Leader: Jessica Jensen (510) 508-6389 text
Meet at 9:00 am for a 9:15 am start
Start Location: Half Moon Bay - Fire Station
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Hey all! It’s that time again - birthday party fun!
Please join me for what should be a cool and beautiful ride along the coast for my birthday. Yes, we’ll stop in Pescadero for artichoke bread! And yes, there will be cupcakes!
MJ was kind enough to re-route the end of my normal route bc we got intel that Higgins Road (descent at the end of the ride in years past) is un-rideable until August. So please update your Garmins! A little less climbing, a few additional miles - I guess it evens out. At least we don’t have to hike our bikes mid-descent!
https://ridewithgps.com/routes/47566565
Please pre-register so I can get an accurate headcount for cupcakes! :) Be there or be square!
Leader: Anne Gulley (707) 330-5933
Leader: David Gould (206) 471-3272 text
Leader: Quan Huynh (571) 251-4633
Meet at 5:30 pm
Start Location: Brickyard Cove, Berkeley
Pre-registration
The spring edition of this ride has 2 start locations at different times. Start 1 meets at Brickyard Cove in Berkeley at 5:30 pm. Start 2 meets on the Bay Trail, directly across from Ikea at 5:55 pm. This is a social ride around Treasure Island and back, with fantastic views and one challenging hill.
Leader: Christopher Lee (510) 773-0551
Leader: Eli Alexander-Tanner (510) 593-9843 text
Meet at 5:30 pm for a 5:35 pm start
Start Location: Berkeley - Spruce & Grizzly Peak Blvd - Plaza
Pre-registration
The GPC Tuesday Brisk Ride is a fast paced group ride where we focus on safety, pack skills and high intensity hill climb efforts. Repeats every Tuesday through the last week of September. Preregistration is encouraged and closes at 4:30pm. No flashing lights please. No e-bikes please. Rain or bad AQI cancels. E-mail Chris if you have any questions.
Leader: Nick Umemoto (925) 655-3224
Meet at 5:30 pm for a 5:35 pm start
Start Location: Berkeley - Spruce & Grizzly Peak Blvd - Plaza
Pre-registration
Join us for a friendly TM paced paved ride. This is an out and back to Chabot Space and Science Center. We'll head out along Grizzly Peak Blvd. Then, take Skyline to the Science Center driveway. Brief regroups are tentatively at the top of South Park, Sibley Staging area and Chabot Science Center (same regroups on the way back). Please carry enough food and water for the entire ride. Preregistration is encouraged. No flashing lights please. Rain or bad AQI cancels. E-bikes okay.
Leader: Dan Armendariz (617) 686-5089
Meet at 5:30 pm for a 5:35 pm start
Start Location: Berkeley - Spruce & Grizzly Peak Blvd - Plaza
Pre-registration
This is the classic Tuesday night workout & skills ride, M-pace. Please read the ride details and route description at http://www.abriz.net/gpc/tues-ride.html. Bring your high energy, your high attention to safety, and your best bike handling and pack riding skills. Repeats every Tuesday through the last week of September. Preregistration is highly encouraged. No flashing lights please. No e-bikes please. Rain or bad AQI cancels. E-mail Dan if any questions.
Meet at 10:00 am for a 10:15 am start
Pre-registration
Miles and smiles, hills and thrills, lunches and lattes. This listing will be updated when the route and leader have been determined, usually by Monday evening. Meet at 10:00 am (usually) for this ride. Rain cancels. You can also join our web forum and check the forum archives for the current information or contact Mark Sapiro at (415) 388-8910.
Leader: Fletcher Stump Smith (415) 212-8451 text
Leader: Mary Ann Jawili (661) 343-5737 text
Meet at 5:25 pm for a 5:35 pm start
Start Location: El Cerrito Del Norte BART
Pre-registration
We with be continuing with the classic route the mud dry in all but a few spots, but there are still some damaged trail sections to watch out for which may require walking. 35mm tires or wider are recommended. Days are getting longer, but bring lights for the ride back to BART.
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Leader: David Gould
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Leader: Quan Huynh
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Start Location:
Brickyard Cove, Berkeley
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The spring edition of this ride has 2 start locations at different times. Start 1 meets at Brickyard Cove in Berkeley at 5:30 pm. Start 2 meets on the Bay Trail, directly across from Ikea at 5:55 pm. This is a social ride around Treasure Island and back, with fantastic views and one challenging hill.
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Start Location:
Berkeley - Spruce & Grizzly Peak Blvd - Plaza
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This is the classic Tuesday night workout & skills ride, M-pace. Please read the ride details and route description at http://www.abriz.net/gpc/tues-ride.html. Bring your high energy, your high attention to safety, and your best bike handling and pack riding skills. Repeats every Tuesday through the last week of September. Preregistration is highly encouraged. No flashing lights please. No e-bikes please. Rain or bad AQI cancels. E-mail Mark if any questions.
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Leader: Eli Alexander-Tanner
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Start Location:
Berkeley - Spruce & Grizzly Peak Blvd - Plaza
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The GPC Tuesday Brisk Ride is a fast paced group ride where we focus on safety, pack skills and high intensity hill climb efforts. Repeats every Tuesday through the last week of September. Preregistration is encouraged and closes at 4:30pm. No flashing lights please. No e-bikes please. Rain or bad AQI cancels. E-mail Chris if you have any questions.
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Start Location:
Berkeley - Spruce & Grizzly Peak Blvd - Plaza
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July 2, 2024, Tilden and Wildcat canyon parks closed due to Fire warning and heat. The ride is now a road ride TBD.
This ride is mostly off road and a mountain or gravel bike is highly recommended.
Tentative Route: Wildcat to partial South Park climb, down Quarry, Inspiration Pt, Havey descent, Meadows climb, descend to Wildcat Gorge.
Route and mileage subject to change without further notice.
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GPC Route:
Pescadero to Swanton's Berry Farm
Start Location:
Pescadero
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Ride the San Mateo coast with us from Pescadero past Pigeon Point lighthouse and Ano Nuevo State Park to Swanton's Berry Farm near Davenport, where we'll stop for a picnic lunch on their lawn overlooking the Pacific. If you bring lunch, be sure to save room for their homemade shortcakes, berry pie slices, and / or chowder / soup! Then back for a little climb up Swanton Rd and north on Rt. 1 to Gazos Creek. There we'll detour inland on beautiful back roads, returning to Pescadero. An optional end-of-ride visit to Archangeli's Store for its famous artichoke bread is highly recommended!
Meet in the parking lot on Pescadero Creek Road across from the Post Office. Note the “late” start time: meet at 10:30; ride at 10:45
RWGPS link: https://ridewithgps.com/routes/47375140
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Leader: Mary Ann Jawili
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Start Location:
El Cerrito Del Norte BART
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Wildcat canyon and Tilden nature area are closed but Tilden Regional park is still open as of this morning. Updated Route this may be updated again if park conditions change. See the parks alerts for the latest info
We with be continuing with the classic route the mud dry in all but a few spots, but there are still some damaged trail sections to watch out for which may require walking. 35mm tires or wider are recommended. Days are getting longer, but bring lights for the ride back to BART.
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Start Location:
North Berkeley BART
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Update all trails in Tilden are currently closed. Trails in redwood are presently open. I couldn't find anything definitive on Joaquin Miller, but trails are likely closed there as well. I will adjust the route accordingly to avoid any closed trails, so expect potentially more road riding.
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The summer heat is here, but that doesn't mean we can't still ride bikes. The route is a mix of trails and roads so it's a good time to break out the gravel bike. Expect one or two hike-a-bike spots and be prepared for plenty of hikers.
Note that we might need to adjust the route on the fly depending on conditions. Some regional park trails are closed due to the heat, but at the moment none of the trails on this route are, so hopefully it will stay that way. Also worth noting grizzly peak is closed to cars at the moment. Previous years they have let bikes through but if we get turned away we might need to cut off the last 3rd or so of the ride or pick an alternate route.
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Leader: Drew U
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CCB Mixed Terrain Short
Start Location:
Canyon Club Brewery
Pre-registration
Fun group of ~8-10 people every week.
Mixed Terrain loop from Canyon Club Brewery (CCB) via roads and trails
CCB > South Pinehurst > East Ridge (Redwood) > Skyline > The View (Sibley) > Volcano Loop > Wild Dirt (Wilder) > Lost Valley > Mira Shortcut > Moraga Way > CCB
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Leader: Ken Karda
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Start Location:
Brickyard Cove, Berkeley
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We will ride to the Emeryville marina, then North on the Bay Trail for a clockwise loop to the Red Oak Victory Ship, Miller-Knox Park, bypass the Ferry Point Tunnel, & lunch @ Little Louie's. There will be an option to ride thru the tunnel.
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Leader: Kit Wong
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Start Location:
North Berkeley BART
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Join our 1st-Saturday cafe ride over the Richmond-San Rafael Bridge for croissant and hot cocoa at Marin Country Mart. New riders and beginners are welcome! This is a NO-DROP ride with plenty of stops.
Most of the route is on dedicated bike path. Watch out for train tracks in Richmond. We are also riding over the new Gilman bike and pedestrian bridge.
Updated route: https://ridewithgps.com/routes/38019355
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Leader: Stephanie Clarke
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GPC Route:
Miller Creek to Marshall
Start Location:
San Rafael - Marinwood Community Center
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Let's beat the heat tomorrow and head to the coast! We'll stop at Cheese Factory for quick water / bathroom break, and Point Reyes Station for lunch. Bring plenty of water and fuel for yourself!
Anyone preferring to start in Nicasio to shave off the ~20 mile out-and-back from Miller Creek on Lucas Valley should let me know, so we can keep an eye out for you approaching Nicasio. I expect we'll be there around 10AM, so be ready to roll from there then if that's your plan!
From Miller Creek and Lucas Valley via Nicasio and the Cheese Factory to Marshall and Point Reyes Station.
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Start Location:
El Cerrito Plaza BART
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RWGPS Route This is a relatively quick one but there are some steep climbs. You'll want a bike with 35mm+ grippy tires and easy gearing for this one, with at least one steep rocky climb. It's mostly climbing on dirt but there are a few spots which do require comfort descending on dirt but they are pretty short and can be walked if needed.
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Start Location:
SF - Ferry Building Front
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It'll still be uncomfortably warm this weekend, so let's opt for this route around the bay! We start in front of the Ferry Building and make our way up to the Golden Gate with streets more than trails. On the Sausalito side we'll stop at Dunphy Park for bathrooms and snack. Then we'll make our way to Larkspur via Camino Alto. At Larkspur Landing we have another snack before heading to the East Bay via the SMART tunnel, Anderson, and RSR. You can call it a day, but you are encouraged to end the ride at Temescal Brewing, where the food truck of the day is Alma y Sazon (on IG @almaysazonllc), which makes vegan tacos and tamales and is run by immigrant women. Temescal Brewing is also around the corner from MacArthur BART.
Bring enough fuel to last. Lunch is at the end.
We meet at 9:45. Roll at 10:00. Please check the BART schedule. (Ferry times are inconvenient.) Bathrooms available at the Ferry Building
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Leader: David Gould
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Leader: Quan Huynh
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Start Location:
Brickyard Cove, Berkeley
Pre-registration
The spring edition of this ride has 2 start locations at different times. Start 1 meets at Brickyard Cove in Berkeley at 5:30 pm. Start 2 meets on the Bay Trail, directly across from Ikea at 5:55 pm. This is a social ride around Treasure Island and back, with fantastic views and one challenging hill.
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Start Location:
Berkeley - Spruce & Grizzly Peak Blvd - Plaza
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This is the classic Tuesday night workout & skills ride, M-pace. Please read the ride details and route description at http://www.abriz.net/gpc/tues-ride.html. Bring your high energy, your high attention to safety, and your best bike handling and pack riding skills. Repeats every Tuesday through the last week of September. Preregistration is highly encouraged. No flashing lights please. No e-bikes please. Rain or bad AQI cancels. E-mail Mark if any questions.
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Leader: Eli Alexander-Tanner
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Start Location:
Berkeley - Spruce & Grizzly Peak Blvd - Plaza
Pre-registration
The GPC Tuesday Brisk Ride is a fast paced group ride where we focus on safety, pack skills and high intensity hill climb efforts. Repeats every Tuesday through the last week of September. Preregistration is encouraged and closes at 4:30pm. No flashing lights please. No e-bikes please. Rain or bad AQI cancels. E-mail Chris if you have any questions.
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GPC Route:
Central Marin Redwoods
Start Location:
San Rafael - Marinwood Community Center
Pre-registration
Be prepared for rolling out at 10am
We’ll ride from Marinwood to Nicasio via Lucas Valley Road and out to Pt Reyes Station for lunch via Samual P. Taylor park and Olema. Return via Pt Reyes-Petaluma Rd to Nicasio and back up Lucas Valley Rd. Ride is 47 miles with a few short climbs, Bring or buy lunch in Pt Reyes Station and leave room for ice cream at Pt Reyes market. We should beat the heat on the way out especially in the Redwoods. We will be using the non-dirt version of the route.
Ride can be shortened to 27 miles by starting in Nicasio - starting around 11am.
Questions call or email Debbie.
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Leader: Mary Ann Jawili
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Start Location:
El Cerrito Del Norte BART
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We with be continuing with the classic route the mud dry in all but a few spots, but there are still some damaged trail sections to watch out for which may require walking. 35mm tires or wider are recommended. Days are getting longer, but bring lights for the ride back to BART.
Join the club's virtual monthly business meeting at 7:00 pm. Optional social time from 6:45 pm to 7:00 pm. Check your email for an announcement with the agenda and details of how to join the meeting.
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Start Location:
Piper Park
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From Piper Park (water and rest rooms), we ride the bike route to Fairfax. Then over White Hill to Woodacre, Nicasio, and Pt Reyes Station (mile 25) for snacks. Then south to Stinson Beach for lunch (mile 42). Continue south on Hwy 1 to the climb through Muir Woods and the descent into Mill Valley. Final climb over Camino Alto and return to Piper Park via the bike path.
Updated Route: RideWithGPS. We'll take Sir Francis Drake Blvd through the redwoods and Platform Bridge Rd to Pt. Reyes Station (rather than through Nicasio).
Original Route: See the route on RideWithGPS. We may take the more complicated, but nicer bike route at the beginning to avoid San Anselmo.
This ride often has a faster group (more like M pace) and a regular TM group. The groups come back together at frequent regroups and lunch.
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Leader: Mark Bauer
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Leader: Abigail Cotton
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Leader: Anne Schonfield
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Start Location:
North Berkeley BART
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Please join us for a post-ride dinner at Beer Baron after the ride (5900 College Ave, Oakland). We'll celebrate mid summer and Bastille Day! More details to follow
Please join us for this friendly Thursday evening TM ride. We’ll meet at North Berkeley BART (by the main BART entrance) at 5:20 pm, and we’ll be ready to roll at 5:30 pm sharp. We'll go up Spruce and out Grizzly Peak and Skyline, then down Shepherd Canyon and back to N. Berkeley BART. As the days get longer, we’ll add the (optional) out-and-back to Chabot Space and Science Center before heading down Shepherd Canyon. Bring lights and a jacket for the return trip. Route map: https://ridewithgps.com/routes/35867471.
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Start Location:
North Berkeley BART
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Join us for a chill T-pace version of the traditional Thursday evening road ride! We'll go up Spruce to Grizzly Peak and Skyline, then turn right to head down Shepherd's Canyon and ride back through Montclair and via the Lake Temescal bike path. For those unfamiliar with the route, the first 7 miles are climbing and then the rest of the ride is mostly flat or downhill. Lights and a light jacket/windbreaker are strongly recommended, especially since the ride finishes around sunset.
The route does include a steep (13%) 2-block stretch (Roanoke Rd.) toward the end, but riders can avoid it if needed.
We will have multiple regroups and will stick to a T pace (10-12 mph average over the course of the ride). This ride is a no-drop ride and we welcome folks new to the club!
*Note that leaders rotate weekly, and we will try to always have two leaders at each ride.
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Leader: Drew U
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GPC Route:
CCB Mixed Terrain Short
Start Location:
Canyon Club Brewery
Pre-registration
Fun group of ~8-10 people every week.
Mixed Terrain loop from Canyon Club Brewery (CCB) via roads and trails
CCB > South Pinehurst > East Ridge (Redwood) > Skyline > The View (Sibley) > Volcano Loop > Wild Dirt (Wilder) > Lost Valley > Mira Shortcut > Moraga Way > CCB
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GPC Route:
ASSR - LT - Lamorinda CCW
Start Location:
Orinda BART NW corner of parking lot
Pre-registration
Ride with LT pace! Meet at 9:00 for socializing and introductions. After that, we split into five separate pace groups. See more information about this ride on our website. This is a NO DROP ride. There will be a cafe stop at Philz in downtown Lafayette.
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Leader: Geoffrey Fowler
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GPC Route:
ASSR - T - Martinez
Start Location:
Orinda BART NW corner of parking lot
Pre-registration
Ride with T pace! Meet at 9:00 for socializing and introductions. After that, we split into five separate pace groups. See more information about this ride on our website. This is a NO DROP ride. Lunch stop will be at Starbucks in Martinez.
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GPC Route:
ASSR - TM (short) - Classic Andante
Start Location:
Orinda BART NW corner of parking lot
Pre-registration
Ride with TM pace! Meet at 9:00 for socializing and introductions. After that, we split into five separate pace groups. See more information about this ride on our website.
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GPC Route:
ASSR - TM (long) - Two Bridges
Start Location:
Orinda BART NW corner of parking lot
Pre-registration
Ride with TM pace! Meet at 9:00 for socializing and introductions. After that, we split into five separate pace groups. See more information about this ride on our website.
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GPC Route:
ASSR - M - Sunol
Start Location:
Orinda BART NW corner of parking lot
Pre-registration
Ride with M pace! Meet at 9:00 for socializing and introductions. After that, we split into five separate pace groups. See more information about this ride on our website.
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Start Location:
Rockridge BART
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Ride With GPS Route Another variant connecting the Oakland hills trails. There will be a few opportunities for water, but it can get hot out there so bring two bottles if you can fit them. A gravel or mountain bike is recommended and you should be comfortable ridding on loose dirt. Expect a few steep climbs and short steep descents, but nothing too extreme. Strava reports at total of 3.5k feet elevation gain.
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Leader: David Gould
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Leader: Quan Huynh
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Start Location:
Brickyard Cove, Berkeley
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The spring edition of this ride has 2 start locations at different times. Start 1 meets at Brickyard Cove in Berkeley at 5:30 pm. Start 2 meets on the Bay Trail, directly across from Ikea at 5:55 pm. This is a social ride around Treasure Island and back, with fantastic views and one challenging hill.
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Start Location:
Berkeley - Spruce & Grizzly Peak Blvd - Plaza
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This is the classic Tuesday night workout & skills ride, M-pace. Please read the ride details and route description at http://www.abriz.net/gpc/tues-ride.html. Bring your high energy, your high attention to safety, and your best bike handling and pack riding skills. Repeats every Tuesday through the last week of September. Preregistration is highly encouraged. No flashing lights please. No e-bikes please. Rain or bad AQI cancels. E-mail Mark if any questions.
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Leader: Eli Alexander-Tanner
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Start Location:
Berkeley - Spruce & Grizzly Peak Blvd - Plaza
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The GPC Tuesday Brisk Ride is a fast paced group ride where we focus on safety, pack skills and high intensity hill climb efforts. Repeats every Tuesday through the last week of September. Preregistration is encouraged and closes at 4:30pm. No flashing lights please. No e-bikes please. Rain or bad AQI cancels. E-mail Chris if you have any questions.
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Leader: Jaz Zaitlin
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Leader: Jim Clara
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GPC Route:
Stafford Lake to Marshall
Start Location:
Stafford Lake
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Come celebrate the birthdays of many of us born in 1954. The start is at Stafford Lake Park. When you enter the park, turn left after the entry kiosk and proceed to the parking lot at the end of the road. There is no entry/parking fee. Bathrooms and water are available at the start. The ride climbs up the back side of the Marshall wall. Lunch will be at Point Reyes Station at about 27 miles in the former community park next to the Bovine Bakery. Bring or buy lunch in town. Then we will continue for another 14 miles back to Stafford Lake where we will have a celebration with goodies provided by those of us celebrating our 70th orbit around the sun. I have heard rumors of a 1954-themed trivia contest.
If you want to join us, but do a shorter flatter route, I have added a new route to the GPC library (see below) that will also stop at Point Reyes Station for lunch. However, this route WILL NOT have a leader so be sure to print out the cue sheet, or download the route to your device.
Shorter/Flatter Route without a leader
Start: Stafford Lake, Marin County
Route: https://www.grizz.org/routes/detail.php?id=326
Please pre-register so that we have an approximate count of how many to expect.
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Leader: Mary Ann Jawili
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Start Location:
El Cerrito Del Norte BART
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We with be continuing with the classic route the mud dry in all but a few spots, but there are still some damaged trail sections to watch out for which may require walking. 35mm tires or wider are recommended. Days are getting longer, but bring lights for the ride back to BART.
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GPC Route:
Drake's Beach from Marinwood
Start Location:
San Rafael - Marinwood Community Center
Pre-registration
We'll ride through Nicasio and Olema on our way to Drakes beach in Point Reyes National Seashore. Pick up lunch at the Inverness Park Market on the way and take it with us to the beach. Order ahead if you like. We return through Pt. Reyes Station.
Shorten the ride by 20 miles by starting in Nicasio. We should roll through there at about 10:15. Pre-registration is appreciated.
There is often a faster (more like M pace) group on this ride, but we all come back together at frequent regroups and lunch. Faster riders should feel free to push on after lunch. Just tell the leader first. We will start when everyone who arrives by the meeting time is ready. If you arrive after the meeting time, you may have to chase. You can probably catch us in Nicasio or Inverness Park.
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Leader: Mark Bauer
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Leader: Abigail Cotton
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Leader: Anne Schonfield
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Start Location:
North Berkeley BART
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Please join us for this friendly Thursday evening TM ride. We’ll meet at North Berkeley BART (by the main BART entrance) at 5:20 pm, and we’ll be ready to roll at 5:30 pm sharp. We'll go up Spruce and out Grizzly Peak and Skyline, then down Shepherd Canyon and back to N. Berkeley BART. As the days get longer, we’ll add the (optional) out-and-back to Chabot Space and Science Center before heading down Shepherd Canyon. Bring lights and a jacket for the return trip. Route map: https://ridewithgps.com/routes/35867471.
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Leader: Richard Zapien
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Start Location:
North Berkeley BART
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Join us for a chill T-pace version of the traditional Thursday evening road ride! We'll go up Spruce to Grizzly Peak and Skyline, then turn right to head down Shepherd's Canyon and ride back through Montclair and via the Lake Temescal bike path. For those unfamiliar with the route, the first 7 miles are climbing and then the rest of the ride is mostly flat or downhill. Lights and a light jacket/windbreaker are strongly recommended, especially since the ride finishes around sunset.
The route does include a steep (13%) 2-block stretch (Roanoke Rd.) toward the end, but riders can avoid it if needed.
We will have multiple regroups and will stick to a T pace (10-12 mph average over the course of the ride). This ride is a no-drop ride and we welcome folks new to the club!
*Note that leaders rotate weekly, and we will try to always have two leaders at each ride.
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Leader: Drew U
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GPC Route:
CCB Mixed Terrain Short
Start Location:
Canyon Club Brewery
Pre-registration
Fun group of ~8-10 people every week.
Mixed Terrain loop from Canyon Club Brewery (CCB) via roads and trails
CCB > South Pinehurst > East Ridge (Redwood) > Skyline > The View (Sibley) > Volcano Loop > Wild Dirt (Wilder) > Lost Valley > Mira Shortcut > Moraga Way > CCB
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GPC Route:
Bears Loop
Start Location:
Orinda - San Pablo Dam Rd and Bear Creek Rd
Pre-registration
Come test and develop your cycling skills. Test your fitness level and get in a great workout by riding the Bears Loop as a time trial. Or, for new club members (or any GPC member), this is a good ride to find your pace as measured by GPC (see link https://www.grizz.org/rides/ratings.php).
Rider finishing times are usually shared in the ride report email to the club. While it is nice to see what times folks ride, reporting of rider times is optional, just let the ride leader know.
The first rider is off at 10:01 and a rider a minute after that. 20% chance of rain cancels. Please arrive between 9:40 and 9:50 so that we can be ready to start on time. We will have refreshments at the finish, and gels/chews and bars at the start.
The ITT is open to both members and non-members; no need to join as in the past. Pre-registration is optional, but strongly preferred.
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Ride up Mt. Tam from Mill Valley on Old Railroad Grade, which manages a consistent 5% grade for 1,800 feet with sweeping views of Marin. We'll break at West Point Inn and refill water, then drop Stagecoach Fireroad + Coastal View Trail all the way to Muir Beach, with some fun singletrack thrown in to get us off the highway.
From Muir Beach, we'll climb Dias Ridge + Miwok Trail back to Mill Valley, with lunch + beer at Super Duper Burgers (vegan + veggie options available).
This is a great cross-country MTB ride, with no technical features to speak of. Gravel bikes with 40mm tires or better are also a-ok, you'll just have to pick your lines a bit more and watch your speed on the descents. We will stop for water once, so please bring two full bottles or a hydration pack. Snacks, layers, and flat repair kits are also strongly encouraged.
Meetup at Mill Valley Depot at 8:30am for coffee at Equator. We'll roll out at 9:00am. This is a no-drop ride, with good options to bail early if you need to. We'll group up frequently at the top of climbs and bottom of descents. Should be back in Mill Valley about 1pm, but depends on our pace.
Route here. Please download to your phone/device if possible. Parking is available along Miller Ave, in the neighborhood, or at one of several public parking lots.
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Leader: David Gould
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Leader: Quan Huynh
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Start Location:
Brickyard Cove, Berkeley
Pre-registration
The spring edition of this ride has 2 start locations at different times. Start 1 meets at Brickyard Cove in Berkeley at 5:30 pm. Start 2 meets on the Bay Trail, directly across from Ikea at 5:55 pm. This is a social ride around Treasure Island and back, with fantastic views and one challenging hill.
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Start Location:
Berkeley - Spruce & Grizzly Peak Blvd - Plaza
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This is the classic Tuesday night workout & skills ride, M-pace. Please read the ride details and route description at http://www.abriz.net/gpc/tues-ride.html. Bring your high energy, your high attention to safety, and your best bike handling and pack riding skills. Repeats every Tuesday through the last week of September. Preregistration is highly encouraged. No flashing lights please. No e-bikes please. Rain or bad AQI cancels. E-mail Mark if any questions.
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Leader: Eli Alexander-Tanner
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Start Location:
Berkeley - Spruce & Grizzly Peak Blvd - Plaza
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The GPC Tuesday Brisk Ride is a fast paced group ride where we focus on safety, pack skills and high intensity hill climb efforts. Repeats every Tuesday through the last week of September. Preregistration is encouraged and closes at 4:30pm. No flashing lights please. No e-bikes please. Rain or bad AQI cancels. E-mail Chris if you have any questions.
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Start Location:
Berkeley - Spruce & Grizzly Peak Blvd - Plaza
Pre-registration
Join us for a friendly TM paced paved ride. This is an out and back to Chabot Space and Science Center. We'll head out along Grizzly Peak Blvd. Then, take Skyline to the Science Center driveway. Brief regroups are tentatively at the top of South Park, Sibley Staging area and Chabot Science Center (same regroups on the way back). Please carry enough food and water for the entire ride. Preregistration is encouraged. No flashing lights please. Rain or bad AQI cancels. E-bikes okay.
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GPC Route:
Bear Valley to Drakes Beach
Start Location:
Point Reyes Bear Valley Visitor Center
Pre-registration
Let's beat the heat by heading to Drakes Beach from the Bear Valley Visitor Center. Feeling strong? Continue to Chimney Rock or the lighthouse - it's about a 6 mile difference.
Bring a lunch or pick something up at Inverness Park or in Inverness.
The Historic Life-Saving Service and G Ranch Cemetery is along the way at the tip of Drakes Estero.
Please pre-register.
Rain cancels. You can also join our web forum and check the forum archives for the current information or contact Mark Sapiro at (415) 388-8910.
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Leader: Mary Ann Jawili
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Start Location:
El Cerrito Del Norte BART
Pre-registration
We with be continuing with the classic route the mud dry in all but a few spots, but there are still some damaged trail sections to watch out for which may require walking. 35mm tires or wider are recommended. Days are getting longer, but bring lights for the ride back to BART.
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GPC Route:
Miller Creek to Marshall
Start Location:
San Rafael - Marinwood Community Center
Pre-registration
From our Marinwood start, we will ride to Nicasio, then past the the Cheese Factory, Hicks Valley, and over the Marshall Wall to Hwy 1. Lunch in Pt. Reyes Station before completing the loop.
Shorten the ride to about 42 miles by starting in Nicasio. We should pass through there about 10:20 or so.
Please pre-register if you can. There is often a faster (more like M pace) group on this ride, but we all come back together at frequent regroups and lunch. We'll start when everyone who arrives by the meeting time is ready. If you arrive after the meeting time you may have to chase. You can probably catch us in Nicasio, where we will have a short regroup.
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Leader: Mark Bauer
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Leader: Abigail Cotton
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Leader: Anne Schonfield
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Start Location:
North Berkeley BART
Pre-registration
Please join us for this friendly Thursday evening TM ride. We’ll meet at North Berkeley BART (by the main BART entrance) at 5:20 pm, and we’ll be ready to roll at 5:30 pm sharp. We'll go up Spruce and out Grizzly Peak and Skyline, then down Shepherd Canyon and back to N. Berkeley BART. As the days get longer, we’ll add the (optional) out-and-back to Chabot Space and Science Center before heading down Shepherd Canyon. Bring lights and a jacket for the return trip. Route map: https://ridewithgps.com/routes/35867471.
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Start Location:
North Berkeley BART
Pre-registration
Join us for a chill T-pace version of the traditional Thursday evening road ride! We'll go up Spruce to Grizzly Peak and Skyline, then turn right to head down Shepherd's Canyon and ride back through Montclair and via the Lake Temescal bike path. For those unfamiliar with the route, the first 7 miles are climbing and then the rest of the ride is mostly flat or downhill. Lights and a light jacket/windbreaker are strongly recommended, especially since the ride finishes around sunset.
The route does include a steep (13%) 2-block stretch (Roanoke Rd.) toward the end, but riders can avoid it if needed.
We will have multiple regroups and will stick to a T pace (10-12 mph average over the course of the ride). This ride is a no-drop ride and we welcome folks new to the club!
Note that I am feeling pretty slow these days since I'm recovering from a cold, so will likely ride at more of an LT pace this week.
*Note that leaders rotate weekly.
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Leader: Drew U
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GPC Route:
CCB Mixed Terrain Short
Start Location:
Canyon Club Brewery
Pre-registration
Fun group of ~8-10 people every week.
Mixed Terrain loop from Canyon Club Brewery (CCB) via roads and trails
CCB > South Pinehurst > East Ridge (Redwood) > Skyline > The View (Sibley) > Volcano Loop > Wild Dirt (Wilder) > Lost Valley > Mira Shortcut > Moraga Way > CCB
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Start Location:
Sports Basement, Berkeley
Pre-registration
Route. This one will be most fun on a mountain bike, but adventurous gravel bikers are of course welcome to join. If you want to join and skip the tricky bits that is an option but you will be responsible for knowing your way. I marked this one as as TM to reflect that this will be a bit more advanced than the Wednesday Bartable mixed terrain ride, but if you are comfortable keeping up with that group you should do fine here as well. If we are doing well on time and everyone is up for it we might stop by the pump track or checkout some other trails in the park as well. We aim to be at Nicks pizza by 7:30pm. Bring lights for the ride back.
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Start Location:
North Berkeley BART
Pre-registration
This short ride is good for those who are new to riding mixed terrain, or Gravel Biking. We will work on bike handling on fire roads, gravel, some single track, and various trails along the waterfront. It is recommended to have tires 32mm or bigger tires. All levels are welcome to join and work on skills riding. The group will stop at several locations on the route to work through some simple terrain obstacles and features. This is a “no drop” ride.
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Leader: Mark A. Seedall
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Leader: Geoffrey Fowler
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Leader: Rick Patterson
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GPC Route:
Brickyard Cove - Pt. Richmond
Start Location:
Brickyard Cove, Berkeley
Pre-registration
Time: 9:00am to 10:30am
Come join fellow Grizzlies who will help you learn how to maintain your bike and keep it in top running condition. We'll check out the condition of your bikes (i.e., tires, chain, brakes, wheels, cables, etc.), give you some advice and show you the tools you'd need. We'll focus on Drivetrain maintenance at this workshop.
We'll go for a ride around Pt. Richmond loop at 10:30am with lunch at Little Louies and/or Masa.
What to bring to the clinic: Please bring your bike and any questions regarding bike maintenance. We will do our best to take a look at everyone’s bike and give maintenance tips.
Non-members are very welcome to pre-register and join us. Bring a friend.
We'll have coffee and bagels!
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Start Location:
Half Moon Bay - Fire Station
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Hey all! It’s that time again - birthday party fun!
Please join me for what should be a cool and beautiful ride along the coast for my birthday. Yes, we’ll stop in Pescadero for artichoke bread! And yes, there will be cupcakes!
MJ was kind enough to re-route the end of my normal route bc we got intel that Higgins Road (descent at the end of the ride in years past) is un-rideable until August. So please update your Garmins! A little less climbing, a few additional miles - I guess it evens out. At least we don’t have to hike our bikes mid-descent!
https://ridewithgps.com/routes/47566565
Please pre-register so I can get an accurate headcount for cupcakes! :) Be there or be square!
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Leader: David Gould
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Leader: Quan Huynh
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Start Location:
Brickyard Cove, Berkeley
Pre-registration
The spring edition of this ride has 2 start locations at different times. Start 1 meets at Brickyard Cove in Berkeley at 5:30 pm. Start 2 meets on the Bay Trail, directly across from Ikea at 5:55 pm. This is a social ride around Treasure Island and back, with fantastic views and one challenging hill.
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Leader: Eli Alexander-Tanner
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Start Location:
Berkeley - Spruce & Grizzly Peak Blvd - Plaza
Pre-registration
The GPC Tuesday Brisk Ride is a fast paced group ride where we focus on safety, pack skills and high intensity hill climb efforts. Repeats every Tuesday through the last week of September. Preregistration is encouraged and closes at 4:30pm. No flashing lights please. No e-bikes please. Rain or bad AQI cancels. E-mail Chris if you have any questions.
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Start Location:
Berkeley - Spruce & Grizzly Peak Blvd - Plaza
Pre-registration
Join us for a friendly TM paced paved ride. This is an out and back to Chabot Space and Science Center. We'll head out along Grizzly Peak Blvd. Then, take Skyline to the Science Center driveway. Brief regroups are tentatively at the top of South Park, Sibley Staging area and Chabot Science Center (same regroups on the way back). Please carry enough food and water for the entire ride. Preregistration is encouraged. No flashing lights please. Rain or bad AQI cancels. E-bikes okay.
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Start Location:
Berkeley - Spruce & Grizzly Peak Blvd - Plaza
Pre-registration
This is the classic Tuesday night workout & skills ride, M-pace. Please read the ride details and route description at http://www.abriz.net/gpc/tues-ride.html. Bring your high energy, your high attention to safety, and your best bike handling and pack riding skills. Repeats every Tuesday through the last week of September. Preregistration is highly encouraged. No flashing lights please. No e-bikes please. Rain or bad AQI cancels. E-mail Dan if any questions.
Miles and smiles, hills and thrills, lunches and lattes. This listing will be updated when the route and leader have been determined, usually by Monday evening. Meet at 10:00 am (usually) for this ride. Rain cancels. You can also join our web forum and check the forum archives for the current information or contact Mark Sapiro at (415) 388-8910.
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Leader: Mary Ann Jawili
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Start Location:
El Cerrito Del Norte BART
Pre-registration
We with be continuing with the classic route the mud dry in all but a few spots, but there are still some damaged trail sections to watch out for which may require walking. 35mm tires or wider are recommended. Days are getting longer, but bring lights for the ride back to BART.
| July 2024 Ride Statistics | ||
|---|---|---|
| Weekday | Weekend | Total |
| 44 | 15 | 59 |